The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is experiencing resource challenges following budget cuts at the end of last year, according to its chief Khassim Diagne.

By Khassim Diagne For many people in Cyprus today, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus – Unficyp – feels like a familiar part of the landscape. The buffer zone, the blue helmets, the patrols through rural villages and in the narrow streets of old Nicosia are all woven into everyday life. Yet it is […]

UNFICYP has condemned an incident where a group threw rocks and fireworks towards Turkish Cypriots in the UN buffer zone on Markou Drakou street in Nicosia, an event that occurred on the anniversary of Eoka's creation and follows allegations by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman.

The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, has outlined four priorities for UNFICYP following a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman.

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) has been operating through budget reductions and structural reorganisation, a UN report presenting the budget performance for the periods from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 said. The report recalled that the mandate of Unficyp “was established by the Security Council in its […]

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has placed new signs to demarcate the buffer zone near Denia village, aiming to reinforce stability measures in the area.

United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) chief Khassim Diagne outlined the force’s four main priorities for the coming months following a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides.